State size comparison
compared to
South Dakota is around the same size as Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 14% larger than Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (5.9 million fewer people live in South Dakota).
This to-scale comparison of
Washington
vs.
South Dakota
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